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E-scooter trial put on hold in Coventry five days after rollout

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Safety concerns were raised after reports of e-scooters being used on pavements.

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The best Presidents’ Day tech deals we can find this weekend

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Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) While Presidents’ Day sales aren’t exactly known as a bastion of tech deals, today’s Dealmaster has found a few good discounts for those looking for new gadgets, games, and electronics gear. Highlights from our roundup below include several deals on recommended Apple products, with the AirPods Pro marked down to $180—which is $60 […]
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Google bans Parler from Android app store

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Enlarge / Google’s corporate headquarters. (credit: Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images) Google has banned the conservative social media app Parler from its Play Store for Android. In a statement to Ars, Google said it was enforcing long-standing policies requiring that social media apps remove “egregious content like posts that incite […]
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How “cosmetic” DLC became “pay to win” camouflage in some online shooters

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Roze’s “Rook” skin in Call of Duty: Warzone drapes the player head to toe in black. When it comes to in-game DLC and microtransactions, developers and players often take pains to draw a bright line between purely “cosmetic” DLC—which lets users pay optional money to change their in-game appearance—and DLC that impacts competitive gameplay stats—raising […]